For an optional ungraded assignment (see it as a complex problem that wont be graded, more to test our skills and knowledge) I was given the following problem. It is not as straightforward as all the other examples we covered and I would really like to know how to solve the problem.

A hotel is estimating that in the next 7 days they will need to have available the following number of sheets:


| Day | 1 |	2 |	3 |	4 |	5 |	6 |	7 |
|-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Sheet demand|	20 | 15 | 30 | 40|	45| 45 | 15|

Starting day 1 they have 0 sheets. They need to buy sheets at $20 per set and they can wash to reuse. There are 2 types of laundry services:

$6 requiring 2 days (sheets can be used on day 1 and then again on day 3)

$3 requiring 3 days (sheets can be used on day 1 and then again on day 4)

The question:

How can I formulate the linear programming model to determine the optimal laundry and purchasing policy? And how can I run this using Gurobi (Python)?

I am absolutely stumped and truly don't know how to tackle the problem. All help will be much appreciated, but if not possible also not a huge deal.